Kale is one of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables to grow in the fall garden. It loves cooler weather, which actually makes the leaves sweeter, and it keeps producing long after the other vegetables have called it quits for the season. My favorite is the baby or curly kale. I’m not a fan of…
Choosing the Perfect Pumpkin: A Guide to Carving, Cooking, and Keeping
Picking the Perfect Pumpkin (and What to Do with It After!) It must be October because pumpkins are everywhere. From the big orange ones that beg to be carved into spooky faces to the trendy white, turquoise, and green varieties showing up on porches and grocery store displays — they’re hard to resist. I’m even…
Beginner’s Guide to Fall Gardening: What to Plant and How to Plan Your Cool-Season Garden
Think Fall Is the End of Garden Season? Think Again. You don’t have to say goodbye to fresh vegetables just because summer’s winding down. In fact, fall is one of my favorite —and often overlooked—times to grow a garden, especially if you love leafy greens, root veggies, and crisp-weather crops that actually prefer cooler temps….
It’s Fall Ya’ll
Officially fall arrived September 23 around 5 a.m. , but you wouldn’t have known it here in North Georgia. Temps hovered in the 90’s, and I was still in shorts and sandals. But, finally Saturday and Sunday, while still in the 80’s a cool breeze and even cooler nights, made it appear fall may have…